UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY August 31, 2009 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Bear, Enclosed please find your personalized 2008–09 annual giving report, prepared for you because of your level of participation in The Charter Hill Society, our annual giving recognition program. This report provides a comprehensive overview of your giving across all areas of the campus during the fiscal year (July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009), and spotlights how those areas used private philanthropy during the year. Thanks to the tremendous loyalty and generosity of donors like you, Berkeley closed the fiscal year with very strong fundraising results, despite the challenging global economic conditions. We are enormously grateful for your continued support and commitment to the University. I hope that you find this annual giving report to be useful in reviewing the scope and impact of your gifts to Berkeley. Should you have questions about your report, please contact our donor stewardship office at [email protected] or 510.642.1212. 999999-33-1970 YourTotal Giving 2008–09 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Thank you! Your 2008–09 gifts Direct Gifts1 $16,320.00 Recognition Gifts2 $1,560.00 Total Gifts $17,880.00 Your 2008–09 pledges Total Pledges $5,000.00 1 Direct Gifts includes your outright gifts and pledge payments. 2 Recognition Gifts includes gifts made at your request or recommendation, such as corporate matching gifts, or gifts from a private or community foundation. The Charter Hill Society ANNUAL GIVING REPORT 2008–09 999999-33-1970 College of Letters & Science UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Your 2008–09 gifts to the College of Letters & Science In the past year, private philanthropy made it 1 possible for the College of Letters & Science to Direct Gifts $300.00 continue engaging students in dialogue with the Recognition Gifts2 $75.00 world’s best teachers and its most distinguished Total Gifts $375.00 researchers and scholars. Gifts from private funds enabled deans to support a wide array of intellectual endeavors in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and physical and biological sciences. Donors continued to respond generously to the challenge set by the Hewlett Foundation, making gifts to establish 19 endowed chairs for L&S faculty. Annual giving also made it possible for L&S, Berkeley’s largest college, to maintain its Freshmen and Sophomore Seminars, where students explore topics in a small-class setting, and Discovery Courses, taught by some of the most distinguished faculty on campus and designed to engage students in subjects outside their primary area of study. Additionally, private giving provided funding for undergraduate research fellowships. For more information about how your gift is making a difference at the College of Letters & Science, please contact the L&S College Relations office at 510.642.1964 or email Janet Collins, donor relations manager, at [email protected]. 1 Direct Gifts includes your outright gifts and pledge payments. 2 Recognition Gifts includes gifts made at your request or recommendation, such as corporate matching gifts, or gifts from a private or community foundation. The Charter Hill Society ANNUAL GIVING REPORT 2008–09 999999-33-1970 International and Area Studies UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Your 2008–09 gifts to International and Area Studies The generous support from alumni and friends Direct Gifts1 $100.00 of UC Berkeley’s centers, institutes, and programs Recognition Gifts2 $0.00 in International and Area Studies (IAS) helped to Total Gifts $100.00 enhance a wide range of activities in 2008–09 despite the economic downturn. Private philanthropy helped augment academic excellence by establishing a new interdisciplinary faculty chair in IAS. We also strengthened support available for postdoctoral research fellows and visiting scholars. Graduate students pursuing research on international issues and/or specific regions of the world benefited from several new fellowship awards. Private contributions also helped to establish a new distinguished lecture series and supported a series of innovative conferences, symposia, and other events. Language instruction, K-12 outreach, and publication programs were bolstered by the generosity of our donors. Additionally, increased support for undergraduate students provided many students with new opportunities to pursue study, research, or internships overseas. To learn more about how your gift is making a difference at IAS, please contact Kaja Sehrt, assistant dean of development, at 510.642.3633 or [email protected]. 1 Direct Gifts includes your outright gifts and pledge payments. 2 Recognition Gifts includes gifts made at your request or recommendation, such as corporate matching gifts, or gifts from a private or community foundation. The Charter Hill Society ANNUAL GIVING REPORT 2008–09 999999-33-1970 Haas School of Business UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Your 2008–09 gifts to the Haas School of Business The Haas School of Business is thankful to the 1 many dedicated donors who continued to provide Direct Gifts $200.00 strong financial support during a year of dramatic Recognition Gifts2 $0.00 economic change. Unrestricted support has allowed Total Gifts $200.00 the school to significantly improve its online career and networking services, and gave the dean flexibility to support student programs. Many alumni and friends also showed their commitment by contributing to The Campaign for Haas, which was publicly launched during the 2008–09 fiscal year. Capital gifts went toward constructing a state-of-the-art classroom designed to promote collaboration. Additionally, the new Center for Teaching Excellence was funded to provide faculty with the resources they need to be as effective in their teaching as possible. Faculty chairs in finance and general business management were also established through generous private donations and matching funds from a foundation. In all, more than 5,000 gifts made to Haas will lead to remarkable opportunities — for students to earn an exceptional education and for faculty to produce pioneering research. To learn more about how your gift is making a difference at Haas, please contact Michelle McClellan, assistant dean of development and alumni relations, at 510.642.3182 or [email protected]. 1 Direct Gifts includes your outright gifts and pledge payments. 2 Recognition Gifts includes gifts made at your request or recommendation, such as corporate matching gifts, or gifts from a private or community foundation. The Charter Hill Society ANNUAL GIVING REPORT 2008–09 999999-33-1970 School of Law UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Despite the economic downturn, 2008–09 was Your 2008–09 gifts to the School of Law Berkeley Law/Boalt Hall’s second most successful fundraising year on record. Support from individuals, Direct Gifts1 $100.00 corporations, and foundations facilitated initiatives Recognition Gifts2 $0.00 across the school. Thanks to philanthropy, we Total Gifts $100.00 provided $1.5 million to 218 J.D. students via grants, scholarships, and summer fellowships. We hired five new star faculty — totaling 31 since 2004 — who are revitalizing course offerings, reducing the faculty/student ratio, and expanding options for custom-tailored degrees. And we provided seed money to establish our eighth think tank, the Berkeley Center on Health, Economic & Family Security. Relying heavily on gifts and grants, our centers and clinics pursued their missions vigorously: providing research- based recommendations for protecting capital markets worldwide; leading a Bay Area coalition to reduce street violence in high-crime neighborhoods; conducting our 11th intellectual property program for district court judges; and helping Colombian and Guatemalan victims of gross violations of human rights secure justice in U.S. and international courts. Donor support also enabled rapid movement on our ambitious construction projects. Altogether, philanthropy provided 40 percent of the school’s operating budget. To learn more about how your gift is making a difference, please contact Andrew Kaufteil, director of annual giving, at 510.642.7574 or [email protected]. 1 Direct Gifts includes your outright gifts and pledge payments. 2 Recognition Gifts includes gifts made at your request or recommendation, such as corporate matching gifts, or gifts from a private or community foundation. The Charter Hill Society ANNUAL GIVING REPORT 2008–09 999999-33-1970 School of Optometry UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Your 2008–09 gifts to the School of Optometry Private support from alumni and friends in the 1 2008–09 fiscal year helped Berkeley Optometry Direct Gifts $150.00 maintain its position as the nation’s leader in Recognition Gifts2 $50.00 optometric education, vision research, and patient Total Gifts $200.00 care. Support from alumni and friends allowed us to increase the size of the entering class by 10 percent and provide departmental financial aid to every student in good academic standing. Private giving also is building our endowment for student support, which now totals more than $2 million with a total of 42 endowed student support funds. Berkeley Optometry expanded its world-class OD residency program this year, thanks to the help of private giving, which enabled the addition of one residency position. Last fall, Dean Dennis Levi finalized an agreement with Peking University allowing us to offer OD graduates and residents a cross-cultural clinical experience in Beijing.